Atherosclerosis is the narrowing of arteries due to the accumulation of macrophages
overloaded with lipids resulting in foam cell formation, and these events occur preferentially …

Fibrotic remodelling of the extracellular matrix is a healing mechanism necessary
immediately after myocardial injury. However, prolonged increase in myocardial fibrotic …

Background: Although small elevations of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) are
associated with incident heart failure (HF) in the general population, the underlying …

Myocardial interstitial fibrosis is part of the advanced disease stage of most cardiovascular
pathologies. It has been characterized histologically in various disease settings from …

Abstract Purpose of Review Given that the life expectancy and the burden of hypertension
are projected to increase over the next decade, hypertensive heart disease (HHD) may be …

Widespread use of contemporary antiretroviral therapy globally has transformed HIV
disease into a chronic illness associated with excess risk for disorders of the heart and …

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the effect of sex on myocardial fibrosis as
assessed by using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in aortic stenosis (AS) …

Background Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) determines the extent of interstitial
fibrosis, measured by increased extracellular volume (ECV), and replacement fibrosis with …

Aims Sex differences in cardiac fibrosis point to the regulatory role of 17β-Estradiol (E2) in
cardiac fibroblasts (CF). We, therefore, asked whether male and female CF in rodent and …

Background—The association of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) with liver fibrosis is poorly
understood. We aim to assess the association of liver fibrosis by T1-mapping magnetic …